New Mexico now has five top-six national times over three events and enters the top-10 for the first time this season in the April 18 college track and field rankings.
North Carolina A&T Is Quickly Becoming An HBCU Track Power
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By Garrett Zatlin - MileSplit Recruiting Correspondent
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When it comes to top-ranked collegiate track and field programs, a few marquee teams come to mind.
Whether it s Oregon in the distance events or LSU in the sprints, the established Power Five juggernauts have garnered plenty of attention and acclaim over their decades of dominance.
However, the men and women of North Carolina A&T, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), have begun to rapidly rise up in the ranks of the NCAA, collecting high-level sprint and middle distance talents over the past few years. Recently the Aggies were named the No. 2 team in the country by the USTFCCA.